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Surgery and anaesthetics

What AI told people about three conditions in November 2026.

Led with the right place

4 of 18 answers

Led with the right place

Led with the right place

Led with the right place

Got the NHS facts right

19 of 21 answers

Got the NHS facts right

Got the NHS facts right

Got the NHS facts right

Cited NHS or accredited sources

26 of 37 answers with sources

Cited NHS or accredited sources

7 of 16 answers with sources

Cited NHS or accredited sources

14 of 16 answers with sources

Cited NHS or accredited sources

Conditions

Burns and scalds5 questions 1 answer with different advice Appendicitis10 questions No differences Ectopic pregnancy1 question No differences

Where the answers came from

Answers, of 37 with sources

NHS websiteNHS24

Mayo ClinicUS hospital6 JAMA NetworkUS health website5 Cleveland ClinicUS hospital5 FacebookForum or social media4

NHS informNHS4

Where the answers came from

Answers, of 16 with sources

NHS websiteNHS6

FacebookForum or social media4 JAMA NetworkUS health website4 Mayo ClinicUS hospital4 MyHealth AlbertaCanadian government3 Cleveland ClinicUS hospital3

Where the answers came from

Answers, of 16 with sources

NHS websiteNHS13

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation TrustNHS2

Mayo ClinicUS hospital2

NHS informNHS2

NCBI Bookshelf (US National Library of Medicine)US government2 Cleveland ClinicUS hospital2

Where the answers came from

Answers, of 5 with sources

NHS websiteNHS5

Royal College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsUK professional body1 NCBI Bookshelf (US National Library of Medicine)US government1 JAMA NetworkUS health website1

NHS informNHS1

On the PIF TICK list for surgery and anaesthetics Ali Phillips British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS)British Society for Surgery of the Hand Radar Healthcare Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCOA)